The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-05-18
ices of the deceased statesman and soldier
at great length, and concluded as follows:
GENERAL KIEFEH's ADDRESS.

kuOWl1E IUdL Suall SDQu uHN6 10 EusHCE
the final rolI-call on earth and awake TO
the reveille call in another world, let US
here consecrate ourselves anew to the un-
finished duties of life and try to be worthy
and prepared TO meet him and our dead
comrades beyond the grave.
"My CONFERENCE.-The duties of citizen,
educator, soldier, statesman aud ruler, so
siDgularly fulfilled by him of whom we
have spoken to-day, have much in them 70
give US courage and hope; much to guide
| and cheer US in the future.
Grand, heroic and useful as the life of
General Garfield was; much as there is In
it TO emulate and follow, we must not for
get that we live in an age of progress, pres
emit and future duties being paramount to
those of the past.
"Our hero cared little for past example
compared with present duty; he believed
in a morning star of progress reigning per-
petually in the armament of our Republic,
to set only when
1.-THE eternal morning,
Pales in its glories all the lights OF time
$50, may we, guided and controlled by
this bright star of progress, continue, with
the best light within us, to perform to-
ward our fellowmen and our country the
full mission of the purest life; remember
ing that
"'New occasions teachnew duties; Time makes
They must upward still, and onward, who would
keep abreast of Truth;
10, before us CLEAN her camp fires we ourselves
must Pilgrims be,
Launch our Mayfower, and steer boldly through
the desperate winter sea,
Nor attempt the Futures portal with the Past's
blOod-rusted kew
At its conclusion, General Sheridan, in
behalf of the society, transferred the statue
| to the President in the following words:
''Mr. President-This statue, which has
been unveiled in your presence to-day, was
erected by the comrades of General Gar
| field belonging to the Army of the Cum.
| berland. They recognize his merit as a
soldier, and they wish to pay some testi-
mony to that merit and to his worth as
man. have the honor, sir, on behalf of
| the Society of the Army of the Cumberland,
| to ask you as the representative of the
American people to accept the statue from
| their hands as it was given to me-" APP
| plsuse.l
The President, who rose as General Sheri-
dan began speaking then began his adj
| dress, accepting the statue as gift to the
Nation. His speech was as follows:
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
Fellow Citizens-In performance OF the
| duty assigned to me on this occasion, l
herebv accept, on the part of the people of
| the United States, this complete and
beautiful statue. Amid the interchange Of
| fraternal greetings between the survivors of
the Army of the Cumberland and their
| former foes upon the battlefield, and, while
the Union General and the peoples Presi-
/ dent awaited burial, the common grief OF
/ these magnanimous survivors and mourn
ing citizens found expression in the deter
| mination TO erect this tribute to American
| greatness; and thus, to-day, in its symmetry
| and beauty, 1t presents sign OF animosi-
| tics forooffep an ON hlapo of hrnt nod rp-
deemed, and a token of a nation restored.
| Monuments and statues multiply through
out the land, fittingly Illustrative OF the
| love and affection of our grateful people,
| and COMMUNICATING brave and patriotic
sacrifices in war, fame in peaceful pur-
suits, or honor in public station. Bat
] from this day forth there shall stand at our
| SCAT of government this statue of a distin-
guished citizen whom his life and services
| com ined all these things and more,
| which challenge admiration in American
| character loving tenderness in every do
mestic relation, bravery on the field OF
battle, fame and distinction in our halls of
| legislation, and the highest honor and dig
| nifty in the chief magistracy of the nation.
This stately effigy shall not fail to teach
| every beholder that the source of Amer
| can greatness is confined to no con-
dihon, nor dependent alone for
Its growth and development upon favora-
BILE surroundings. The genius OF our ma
tional life Deckons to usefulness and honor
those in every sphere and offers the highest
| preferment to manly hopes and sturdy,
honest effort chastened and cousecrated
by patriotic hopes and aspirations. As
| long as this statute stands, let it be proud
| ly remembered that to every American cit
izen the way is open to fame and station
until he
"'Moving up from high to higher,
Becomes on fortunes erowning slope
| The pillar OF q peoples hope,
| The center of a worlds desire
Nor can we forget that 1t also teaches
our people sad and distressing lesson, and
the thoughtful citizen who views its fair
| propositions can not fail to recall the trag-
edy of death which brought grief and
! mourning to every household in the land.
But while American citizenship stands
aghast and atfrighted that murder and as
sassination should Turk in the midst of a
free people, and strike down the head of
| their Government, fearless search and the
discovery of the origin and hiding-place
| of these hateful and unnatural things
should be followed by solemn resolve to
purge forever from our political methods,
and from the operation OF our Government,
the perversions and misconceptions
bloody thoughts. If from this hour
our admiration for the bravery
and nobility of American manhood
and our faith in the possibilities and op.
portunities Of American citizenship be re-
newed; if our appreciation for our Govern
ment be strengthened, aud il our watch.
fulness against the dangers of mad chase
after partisan spoils be quickened, the ded-
ication of this statue to the people of the
United States will not be in vain"
During the delivery of his address, the
President was frequently interrupted by
outbursts of applause. He spoke duently in
a clear voice which was audible to most of
the vast crowd that filed the circle before
the stand.
When he had concluded the band played
Hail Columbia" and Rev. F. ID. Power,
who was the pastor of General Garfield 8
church in this city, pronounced the bene-
diction. The troops were then dismissed
and the ceremonies came to an end.
THE STATUE.
The statue, which is of bronze, is the de-
sign of the sculptor ]. @. A. Ward, who
also designed the equestrian statue of Gen.
eral Thomas, in this city. 1t Is ten feet six
inches in height, and represents Garfield
facing the West, delivering an address,
with his right hand resting on a column,
and manuscript in his left hand. The